What Causes Depression?

What Causes Depression?

This video, by author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch, explains the causes of clinical depression. Like a tree with many roots, depression has a multitude of causes–including genetic predisposition, biochemical…

Depression, Anxiety and Money Problems

Depression, Anxiety and Money Problems

In this video, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch discusses why so many people with depression and anxiety also have money problems. This difficult relationship works both ways. Being depressed…

Overcoming the Pain of Depression

Overcoming the Pain of Depression

In this video, author and mental health educator Douglas Bloch talks about how to use coping resources to change the pain of depression from unbearable to bearable, so that the…

Today is the Two Year Anniversary of my Hospitalization for Depression

Today is the Two Year Anniversary of my Hospitalization for Depression

In this video, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch reflects back on the two years since he was hospitalized for depression in January of 2016. He shares the many fortuitous…

Flashback Friday – Depression Hates A Moving Target

Flashback Friday – Depression Hates A Moving Target

In this video, author and mental health educator Douglas Bloch shares a strategy that you can use to manage depression and anxiety–keep moving! Instead of lying in bed or on…

The Impact of Physical Illness On The Depressed Mind

The Impact of Physical Illness On The Depressed Mind

In this video, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch talks about how physical illness can adversely affects depression. When a person is physically ill, he is more likely to feel…

Back From The Brink: Richard’s Depression Recovery Story

Back From The Brink: Richard’s Depression Recovery Story

In this video, author and mental health educator Douglas Bloch continues his Back From The Brink series in which he interviews people who have overcome depression, asking them what contributed…

It’s Time to Release the Stigma of Depression

It’s Time to Release the Stigma of Depression

In this video, author and mental health educator Douglas Bloch talks about how the stigma of depression prevents people from seeking the help they need. This stigma is based on…

CLINICAL DEPRESSION vs. Feeling Down [Helping parents understand the difference] |Learn from Experts

CLINICAL DEPRESSION vs. Feeling Down [Helping parents understand the difference] |Learn from Experts

Is your teen isolating, changing their sleep routine, really irritable and moody? Is this just “being a teenager?” Or is it something more? In this Learn from Experts segment, CATCH…

Depression Recovery Tip #7 “The Three Keys to Happiness” #Shorts

Depression Recovery Tip #7 “The Three Keys to Happiness” #Shorts

In this video, author and mental health educator Douglas Bloch shares three keys to happiness that he learned at a conference on depression recovery. The three keys are: “Something to…